DWM Project Manager III (OLIO - Technical Services)

Company: City of Atlanta
Location: Atlanta
Posted on: April 1, 2026

Job Description:

Description Posting expires: April 1, 2025 Salary range: $80,594 - $107,594 General Description and Classi?cation Standards: The Project Manager III (Technical Services) is responsible for planning, directing, and coordinating, usually through subordinate supervisory personnel, activities concerned with the construction and maintenance of structures, facilities, and systems. Duties at this level include but are not limited to; directing all monitoring and control of project activities to assure quality control measures are adhered; participating in the conceptual development of a construction project; overseeing personnel actions and decisions; and managing schedules and budgets. Supervision Received: Works under very general supervision. Depending on organization structure, may work independently with responsibility for an assigned function or program. This is a fully seasoned professional level capable of independently carrying out most assignments typical of the profession. This level would be attainable by multiple incumbents in a work group (not necessarily by all) but would not be an "automatic" promotional level. Essential Duties and Responsibilities: These are typical responsibilities for this position and should not be construed as exclusive or all inclusive. • Directs all execution of activities so that project related tasks are synchronized minimizing lags and enhancing cohesion of deliverables of the product’s quality. • Oversees personnel actions and decisions; manages con?ict resolution and team-building activities; performs team and individual performance evaluations and reporting. • Evaluates and establishes departmental performance metrics and validates data accuracy. • Manages the schedule for the review of eight departmental performance measures and data. • Identi?es appropriate business units within each department to understand business operations through process interviews and site visits. • Conducts necessary benchmarking of departmental performance measures. • Collaborates with departmental business units to create metrics based on interviews and benchmarks. • Creates presentations that document performance metrics and rationale for measures to be presented to departmental leadership. • Collects and validates data for each current departmental metric by evaluating calculations methodology and master reporting sheet. • Creates presentations that documents performance metric errors. • Reviews contractors’ daily journals for comparison to inspectors’ daily journals for accuracy and congruency to avoid any con?icts when contractors are preparing applications for payment to the City for delivered work. • Reviews, monitors, and evaluates operational activities at the Neighborhood Centers and recommends actions to ensure optimal utilization of the City’s resources. • Supervises staff and encourages staff development. • Plans out projects by creating a comprehensive set of plans that will enable the project team to deliver the project objectives. • Monitors and controls project efforts by reviewing project work results and comparing them to planned results. • Identi?es variances to work products and directs actions as required. • May perform other duties as assigned. The above statements re?ect the general duties, responsibilities and competencies considered necessary to perform the essential duties and responsibilities of the job and should not be considered as a detailed description of all the work requirements of the position. COA may change the speci?c job duties with or without prior notice based on the needs of the organization. Knowledge Skills and Abilities: This is a partial listing of necessary knowledge, skills, and abilities required to perform the job successfully, it is not an exhaustive list. • Knowledge of principles and practices of project management including scope development and trading, organization planning, scheduling, budgeting, risk management and con?ict management. • Knowledge of: business and management principles involved in strategic planning, resource allocation, human resources modeling, leadership technique, production methods and coordination of people and resources; principles and processes for providing customer and personal services, including customer needs assessment, meeting quality standards for services and evaluation of customer satisfaction; practical application of engineering science and technology, including applying principles, techniques, procedures and equipment to the design and production of various goods and services; relevant equipment, policies, procedures and strategies to promote effective local, state or national security operations for the protection of people, data, property and institutions. • Skill in: time management of self and others; listening and communicating exceptionally to effectively convey information verbally and in writing; analytical skills with demonstrated talent for identifying, scrutinizing, improving and streamlining complex work processes; motivating, developing and directing people as they work, identifying the best people for the job; using logic and reasoning to identify strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions or approaches to problems. • Ability to: manage time and workload effectively which includes planning, organizing and prioritizing a variety of tasks, assignments, projects and reports, working with attention to details; use good judgment and common sense when making decisions and solving problems; network with civic, community and other special interest groups; maintain con?dentiality; work effectively with different social and economic groups in community meetings and guide the community design process and acceptance; negotiate development and consultant contracts; read and understand architectural, structural and civil engineering Minimum Quali?cations: Education and Experience – 1. Bachelor’s degree of civil engineering, biology or chemistry, construction administration or related ?eld. 2. Seven (7) years of related experience including 2 years of supervisory experience. Licensures and Certi?cations – • Project Management Professional (PMP) certi?cation (or demonstrate capability to obtain within 6 months) • Valid Georgia Driver’s license Preferred Requirements – • Bachelor’s degree or civil engineering, biology or chemistry, construction administration, or related ?eld and 8 years' of experience in water distribution, water treatment, wastewater treatment, water resources, green infrastructure or related ?eld, including 3 years of supervisory experience. • Water Distribution Operator license Work Environment: Requires physical, lifting, and sensory capabilities. Typical environmental conditions associated with the job. Lifting Requirements: Light work: Exerting up to 20 pounds of force occasionally, and/or up to 10 pounds of force to move objects. It is the policy of the City of Atlanta (“COA”) that quali?ed individuals with disabilities are not discriminated against because of their disabilities regarding job application procedures, hiring, and other terms and conditions of employment. It is further the policy of the COA to provide reasonable accommodations to quali?ed individuals with disabilities in all aspects of the employment process. The COA is prepared to modify or adjust the job application process or the job or work environment to make reasonable accommodations to the known physical or mental limitations of the applicant or employee to enable the applicant or employee to be considered for the position he or she desires, to perform the essential functions of the position in question, or to enjoy equal bene?ts and privileges of employment as are enjoyed by other similarly situated employees without disabilities, unless the accommodation will impose an undue hardship. If reasonable accommodation is needed, please contact the Human Resources Director for your department. The City of Atlanta is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not unlawfully discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, age, disability, sex, sexual orientation, ender identity, marital status, veteran’s status or national origin, or any other basis prohibited by federal, state, or local law. We value and encourage diversity in our workforce.

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